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Read more about the article A memorable Trinity Sunday sermon

A memorable Trinity Sunday sermon

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2023/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

My first year as a pastor was coming to an end, and I was working on a sermon for Trinity Sunday. There was just one problem: I had writer’s block.…

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Read more about the article Appreciating the clouds

Appreciating the clouds

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2023/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A cloudy day or a sunny day? What would you rather have? I think most people would choose a sunny day. If that is you, I am hoping that by…

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Read more about the article One little word

One little word

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2023/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The title of this article can get you thinking about Martin Luther’s Reformation hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” (Christian Worship 863/864). The third stanza ends with the observation…

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Read more about the article “You came to visit me”

“You came to visit me”

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2023/02/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“I was sick, and you looked after me as part of your congregation’s visitation ministry. I was in prison, and you came to visit me in connection with your congregation’s…

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Read more about the article Preachers and listeners

Preachers and listeners

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2023/01/31
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Serving as a vacancy pastor recently put me behind a pulpit on a weekly basis. It had been quite a while since I prepared sermons with that degree of regularity.…

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Read more about the article What to know before you go

What to know before you go

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

If you read issues of Forward in Christ like a Hebrew Bible—from back to front—the title of this column will not make much sense. On the other hand, if you…

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